Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring Scott Steiner’s son and RAW.
• WWE has signed Brock Rechsteiner, son of Scott Steiner, to an NIL contract. Brock, who plays football for Jacksonville State, plans to pursue wrestling after his football career, following in the footsteps of his cousin, Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker.
The groundbreaking NIL program will provide a clear pathway from college athletics to WWE through collaborative partnerships with college athletes.
His brother, Brandon Rechsteiner, confirmed the signing in an interview, expressing confidence that Brock will become a WWE Superstar due to his talent and charisma. Here’s what Brandon said about Brock during an interview with Jim Varsallone:
“So, my brother, he’ll be a superstar in the WWE, for sure. Growing up, I was the big WWE fan. My dream for me and my brother would both be to do the best we can in what we do, which him for football, me for basketball, and then, for my brother, I know he really wants to be in WWE.
He has signed an N.I.L. deal with WWE, so my dream for him would be to do really good in football, try to take it to the NFL, whatever that means, and then… he will be a WWE Superstar because he’s so talented, and he has the charisma that my dad has.”
Below is a photo of Brock:
• A botched pinfall during Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins in the main event of this week’s RAW led to controversy, as Balor kicked out late after a Pedigree. It should’ve been a 3-count due to Finn being late, but the referee stopped counting as that spot wasn’t the planned finish.
However, Fightful Select reports that there were no backstage issues, and officials were satisfied with how the finish played out.
You can watch it below:
Referee Rod Zapata saves Finn Balor from ending this match too soon & catches all the heat from the fans the refs are trained to always shoot count to 3 If the wrestlers don't kick out it's on them this was clearly Finns fault for not kicking out on time #WWERaw #RawOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/ZmFrWNuJ1q
— Christopher (@Christo79744616) February 18, 2025
WWE edited this botch later:
Umm… Did they edit the Finn Balor late kick out botch against Seth Rollins? #RawOnNetflix #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/CIpkKhXhIt
— (@HyruleHomeslice) February 20, 2025
Rollins defeated Balor to qualify for the Men’s Elimination Chamber match.
